was who made so noble a defence as governor of Rochester Castle. He afterwards commanded the army for Henry III., at the battle of Lincoln. He died, leaving

William de ALBINI, 5th and last of the name, who, dying, left a daughter Isabel only heir, who married Robert de Roos, Lord of Hamlake.

ROBERT DE ROos, 6th Baron de Roos of Hamlake, was also of a noble race. He was chief of the rebel Barons at the battle of Lewes, where the King and Prince Edward were taken prisoners, and had the care of the Prince committed to him in the castle of Hereford. His grandfather, Robert, married a natural daughter of the King of Scotland, and his son William was one of the competitors for the crown of Scotland in the time of Bruce and Baliol, to the latter of whom it was awarded. His grandfather was also one of the twenty-five Barons elected by the whole body to secure the Charter from King John, and the performance of its provisions by the King. This Baron died, leaving two sons, 1. William Lord de Roos, through whom Belvoir Castle and estates descended to a female heir of Edward Lord de Roos, who married Robert Manners, whose descendants now enjoy them as Dukes of Rutland. 2. Robert de Roos and his heirs, ending in a female heir, who married Ralph Giffard. Indeed, the whole county, according to some accounts, was given to him by King William. The heirs of Ralph Giffard ended in a female, Margery Giffard, who was married to John Chauncy.

a. There are respectable authorities for the supposition that Maud de St. Liz, the wife of William de Albini, was the daughter of Simon de St. Liz, and his wife the daughter of Waltheof. But the deeds recorded in the Monasticon, vol. i, p. 370, and vol. ii, pp. 675 and 377, prove clearly that there were three ladies who were called Maud de St. Liz. 1st. The wife of Simon; 2d. Their daughter, who married Robert de Clare, son of Richard, and 3. Their daughter, the wife of William de Albini.—N. C.

b. Roger Bigod had two wives, Ida de Thouy and Isabella de Warren. After having made very extensive researches to ascertain which was the mother of his heir, I am persuaded that it was Ida de Thouy.-N. C.

REV. ISAAC CHAUNCY OF LONDON.

ISAAC CHAUNCY, the eldest son of President Chauncy, was born at Ware, England, August 23, 1632. He was graduated in Harvard College in 1651. After his graduation he studied both Medicine and Theology with his father. I have seen it stated that he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He went to England both as physician and minister.

He became a clergyman beneficed in Woodborough in Wiltshire. He was ejected from his living in the church of England by the Act of Uniformity in 1662. Afterwards he was for some time minister for a Congregational church in Andover. He then went to London as a practising physician. Upon the death of the distinguished divine and scholar, David Clarkson, who succeeded the celebrated John Owen, he was appointed his successor in Bury-street Chapel, London. After acting as pastor fourteen years, finding his congregation dwindling," he resigned his office. He was succeeded by Dr. Watts, who had acted as his colleague for a year or two previous to his resignation. He then returned to the practice of medicine; but was afterwards appointed tutor in a dissenting academy, subsequently conducted by Dr. Ridgley. He died Feb. 28, 1712.

፡፡

Dr. Calamy classes him among the ejected ministers who suffered from the oppressive acts of Parliament in the reign of Charles II., and says of him, that "he was afterwards well known in London," and that he was a "zealous writer against Neonomianism." It is remarked of him by Dr. Charles Chauncy of Boston, his grandson, that he was "too rigidly orthodox, and too zealous in the defence of his principles on this head."

The present writer, when in London, was informed upon what he deemed good authority, that the church in which Owen, and Clarkson, and Chauncy, and Watts officiated has now no separate existence, but has been scattered to other churches. Even the edifice in which it worshipped is used for mercantile purposes. Neither the great name of Owen, the personal friend of Cromwell, and the "prince" among the Independents, nor the learning of Clarkson, nor the orthodoxy of Chauncy, nor the seraphic piety of Watts, could, by any transmitted influence, save that church from extinction.

The following are some of the works of Dr. Isaac Chauncy, which we possess or have met with:

I. The CATHOLIC HIERARCHY; or, the Divine Right of a Sacred Dominion in Church and Conscience, truly stated, asserted and pleaded. London, 1681.

II. A THEOLOGICAL DIALOGUE, containing a defence and justification of Dr. John Owen, from the forty-two errors charged upon him by Mr. Richard Baxter. London, 1684.

III. The SECOND PART of the THEOLOGICAL DIALOGUE, being a rejoinder to Mr. Richard Baxter. 1684.

IV. The UNREASONABLENESS OF COMPELLING MEN TO GO TO THE HOLY SUPPER; in which is answered a pamphlet entitled "The Case of Compelling to the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper," &c., vindicated by the rules of the Gospel. London, 1684. V. ECCLESIA ENUCLEATA, the Temple opened, or a clear demonstration of the true Gospel church. London, 1684.

VI. THE INTEREST OF CHURCHES, or a Scripture Plea for Steadfastness in Gospel order. London, 1690.

VII. ECCLESIASTICON, or a plain and familiar Christian conference concerning Gospel churches and order. London, 1690.

VIII. NEONOMIANISM UNMASKED, or the Ancient Gospel pleaded against the other, called a New Law or Gospel; in a Theological debate occasioned by a book lately written by Mr. Daniel Williams, entitled, "Gospel Truth stated and vindicated." 1692.

This was published in three parts, and attracted much notice, as it was directed against the work of a distinguished man, the successor of Richard Baxter. To this was added a rejoinder by

Mr. Chauncy.

IX. EXAMEN CONFECTIONIS PACIFICE, or a friendly Examination of the pacific paper. London, 1692.

X. ALEXIPHARMACON, or a fresh antidote against Neonomian Bane, and poison to the protestant religion; being a reply to the late Bishop of Worcester's discourse of Christ's satisfaction. London, 1700.

XI. The DIVINE INSTITUTION OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES, MINISTERS and ORDINANCES. London, 1697.

XII. The DOCTRINE WHICH IS ACCORDING TO GODLINESS.